The Indigenous People of Biafra has dismissed reports that it plans to resume enforcement of the Monday sit-at-home order across the South-East, describing the allegation as fabricated propaganda allegedly designed to create tension in the region.
The group said its campaign remained focused on achieving Biafran self-determination through peaceful means and denied issuing any directive compelling residents to stay indoors on Mondays.
IPOB’s spokesperson and Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, stated this in a statement on Monday while reacting to a purported police intelligence report dated October 9, 2026.
The document allegedly claimed that IPOB and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, planned to resume enforcement of the sit-at-home order on October 12.
Powerful, however, rejected the report, accusing the Nigeria Police Force of collaborating with politicians and former members of the disbanded Directorate of State to spread what he described as a false narrative about the group’s activities.
He questioned the authenticity of the document, which reportedly carried reference number CB:4089/FID/INTLAB/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.14/231 and was purportedly signed by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department.
In the statement, IPOB described the report as “a fabrication pure and simple” and accused its alleged sponsors of recycling propaganda against the organisation.
“There is no voice note. There is no order from IPOB or ESN to resume any sit-at-home. There is no plan by this movement to enforce anything on the people of the South-East or Imo State,” the statement read.
The group maintained that it had consistently opposed the use of coercion in pursuing its political objectives, insisting that its activities were directed towards securing self-determination through peaceful means.
“IPOB has repeatedly stated, and we restate today with absolute clarity: we have no business with enforcement. Our struggle is political, lawful, and directed solely at the realisation of Biafran self-determination through peaceful means,” Powerful said.
The organisation also alleged that the purported intelligence report was intended to divert public attention from remarks attributed to its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at the AVID Convention.
It further linked the circulation of the report to what it described as a broader attempt to associate the group with insecurity in the South-East.
According to IPOB, the alleged withdrawal or redeployment of security personnel, combined with the circulation of the intelligence document and an anonymous voice note, formed part of a pattern intended to create confusion and subsequently blame the organisation.
“We had already raised the alarm that the recent withdrawal of security personnel was a deliberate prelude to the unleashing of another round of chaos in our land. The appearance of this forged intelligence report confirms that assessment,” the statement added.
The group called on the Federal Government and those it accused of promoting the allegation to abandon what it described as propaganda and address the region’s pressing challenges, including hunger, unemployment and insecurity.
It also renewed its criticism of Kanu’s continued detention, which it described as illegal.
IPOB challenged the police to substantiate the allegations by making available verifiable evidence, including the original recording of the alleged voice note, its source and the basis for linking it to the group or the Eastern Security Network.
The organisation insisted that residents of the South-East would not be misled by the allegations.
“The people of Biafra are not fools. They know this script by heart. They will not be deceived,” the statement said.
